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[bkfamus]

One of my many lovely whiptails; that is a decent size red fin otto at his tail for size comparison:


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Nice! I've got several groups of Sturisomatichthys, Sturisoma, Loricaria, Lamontichthys, Farlowella, Oxyropsis & Rineloricaria, and 2 groups of Parotocinclus, (bahiensis & cearensis). I had P. Maculicauda for a few years in one of my garage tanks.. they did well with the lower temps in the garage, but not so much when I shut down most of the garage tanks and moved them inside. The only groups that have bred for me thus far are the Sturisomatichthys.

 

[jake37]

Nice! I've got several groups of Sturisomatichthys, Sturisoma, Loricaria, Lamontichthys, Farlowella, Oxyropsis & Rineloricaria, and 2 groups of Parotocinclus, (bahiensis & cearensis). I had P. Maculicauda for a few years in one of my garage tanks.. they did well with the lower temps in the garage, but not so much when I shut down most of the garage tanks and moved them inside. The only groups that have bred for me thus far are the Sturisomatichthys.

I can't keep track of all the names I do have 2 nice size groups of farlowella and a group of wc rinelocricaria. Nearly all my aquariums are blackwater which makes it easy to to keep them - though more then a few can get really large esp if you want to keep room for the filament - close to a foot.

 

[bkfamus]

Pseudacanthicus sp. LDA105 WC





Pseudorinelepis sp. L095 WC


Pseudacanthicus sp. spinosus L160 WC

 

[jake37]

 

[bkfamus]

I need species only tanks for my Sturisomatichthys... Tankmates won't let them breed...

Below is a pair of Sturisomatichthys aureus getting ready to lay eggs one day, only to have the eggs devoured the next morning..



Next a young pair of Sturisomatichthys sp. (Sold as panamensis but likely inaccurate) watching as an evil Scobinancistrus aureatus (L014) consumes their eggs..

 

[jake37]

I had the same thing with my sterbai cory - they would lay eggs every weekend but the fishes would just follow them around and eat the eggs as soon as they were carefully placed.

 

[bkfamus]

I had the same thing with my sterbai cory - they would lay eggs every weekend but the fishes would just follow them around and eat the eggs as soon as they were carefully placed.

Yeah both groups have been breeding regular for years... I get lucky occasionally and get to pull the eggs right before they hatch.. The Sturisomatichthys sp. pair were actually born in that tank and pulled to grow out in smaller tanks.. And sometimes I luck out and find survivors growing out in the sump.

 

[jake37]

Itsy Bitsy Sturisomatichthys aureus:



There are still 20 or 30 or 50 unhatched eggs the male is guarding in the 100. I might snatch a few more.

 

[bkfamus]

Itsy Bitsy Sturisomatichthys aureus:



There are still 20 or 30 or 50 unhatched eggs the male is guarding in the 100. I might snatch a few more.

Good Luck! They're not the easiest to raise.. I just pulled about 50 from my group but gave them to a breeder friend to hopefully try to grow them out. I'm not optimistic as I've given away 100's (Maybe 1,0000's) previously w/ nada to show for it. I have about a 10% success rate growing them out myself, but they breed so regularly I think I'll always have them in my fishroom..

 

[bkfamus]

Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias (L241) & Pseudorinelepis sp. (L095)